An exploration of Scene Three | Starter Quiz | Oak National Academy

In Scene Two of 'Leave Taking', why does Del walk out of the family home?

• She has to go to work.

• She is going out dancing.

• Enid asks her to leave.

• Enid slaps her during an argument.

• She has an argument with Brod.

Answer explanation

Del makes a comment about why her father (Enid's husband) left, placing the blame on her mother. As such, Enid slaps her.

In Scene One of 'Leave Taking', Viv says she wants to visit the West Indies. What reason does she give?

• She's never been on holiday before.

• She wants to go to university there.

• She has a close relationship with her grandmother who still lives there.

• To help her understand her identity.

• She knows her mother wants her to go.

Answer explanation

Unlike Del who says, 'I already know who I am', Viv wants to explore her cultural heritage.

In Scene Two of 'Leave Taking', a Pastor is coming to visit the family home. How does Enid prepare?

• praying

• making sure her family and Brod are smartly dressed

• making sure Del is out of the way

• cleaning

• cooking

Answer explanation

Pinnock makes it clear that Enid wants to impress the Pastor.

In her introduction to 'Leave Taking', Pinnock describes Enid as 'caught between ___ worlds'.

Answer explanation

Pinnock says that Enid's predicament is one common to many migrants: '[She is] caught between two worlds - reaching out for life in a new country, haunted by memories of what she has left behind.’

In Scene Two of 'Leave Taking', Enid expresses that she's happy about the educational opportunities her children have in Britain. She says, 'How many a my sister children back home going to ___'.

Answer explanation

Viv is academic and the idea of her going to university fills Enid with pride, and makes her move from Jamaica seem all the more worthwhile.

In Scene One of 'Leave Taking', Enid tells Mai about how difficult she finds her sister's frequent requests for money. She says, 'She must think I'm living like a ___'.

Answer explanation

Many migrants left Jamaica in the 1950s, 60s and 70s in order to secure better jobs and financial stability in Britain. But life was much harder than expected and this reality was difficult to convey to family members who did not migrate.